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Graduating Students

Congratulations Graduates!

Commencement is a wonderful and exciting time for all of our graduates and the University. Graduates planning to attend and participate in the ceremony in May need to register and order academic attire.

Please take some time to review all the pertinent information below. It gives you all of the necessary information you need to enjoy your Commencement.

Your diploma will be available for pick up at your dean’s office starting on (depending on application date):

Tuesday, June 23, 2015 (ALL EXCEPT physician assistant)

Monday, July 20, 2015 (physician assistant)

* Diplomas are ordered throughout the Spring term, if a student applied late for their diploma it will not be available to pick up at the beginning of diploma distribution in the dean’s office. Be sure to call your dean’s office beforehand to confirm your diploma is available. Please contact the Registrar’s Office for more information regarding the ordering process.

Registration for Ceremonies and Academic Attire Ordering

Commencement Registration and Attire Order Process

Online registration for the Commencement Ceremonies and academic attire ordering starts on Monday, March 9 and ends on Monday, April 27, 2015.

You may log back in to the form until April 27 to revise your registration and attire order. Please reprint the new confirmation e-mail.

If you believe you are eligible but cannot register via UIS, please see your dean immediately.

Your name and degree information will appear if you are eligible to participate and order attire.(If you receive a message that says you are not eligible, you must see your dean to confirm eligibility.)

Fill out the form completely with all of the necessary information regarding your attendance at the ceremonies and your attire.

To complete your Commencement registration and order, you must complete the “What’s Next” survey.

Print your confirmation e-mail for your records and bring with you to Academic Attire Distribution.

Wednesday, May 6, 201512 p.m. - 8 p.m. ~ Marillac Terrace (Cafeteria)College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and The School of Education

Thursday, May 7, 201512 p.m. - 8 p.m. ~ Marillac Terrace (Cafeteria)College of Professional Studies and The Peter J. Tobin College of Business

Pick Up Process:

All students must pick up their attire during the scheduled distribution days listed above. No attire or tickets will be distributed between Friday, May 8 and Friday, May 15.

Graduates must bring their StormCard in order to check in and pick up attire and tickets.

Graduates will check in with their deans and reader of names in order to confirm attendance and pronunciation of names.

If you have not pre-registered online, you must see your dean to confirm eligibility and to complete a Late Registration Form. Graduates will not be able to pick up attire and tickets if they haven’t registered or received prior approval from their academic dean.

Remember ~ a Grad Images photographer will be present at Academic Attire Distribution to take a formal graduation picture in your attire.

Before leaving Distribution, graduates are strongly advised to try on their cap, gown and hood.

Graduates may keep their academic attire as a souvenir gift from St. John’s University.

Tickets

Each graduate participating in the Queens Commencement ceremony will receive five (5) tickets.

All students will need to swipe their StormCard or sign for their tickets. This will acknowledge you will have received all five tickets.

Tickets are only available for pick up during Academic Attire Distribution. Tickets will not be distributed at any other time. Remember to collect tickets for the Mass and Family Grad Dinner, if needed.

Lost or stolen tickets must be reported to the Office of Public Safety. Tickets that have been reported as lost or stolen will be voided and guests with voided tickets will not be permitted to enter the ceremony. You must provide a copy of a Public Safety report in order to have tickets reissued.

The selling or buying of Commencement tickets is strictly prohibited. Please be cautious of offers to sell or buy Commencement tickets. Tickets hold no official resale value and may be an unauthorized copy, therefore deemed unusable and denied on Commencement day. Commencement tickets are solely for the purpose of allowing the relatives and friends of graduating students to attend the ceremony.

Third Party Pick Up

If you are unable to make it to Academic Attire Distribution, you may designate a third party to pick up your attire and tickets. Each school and college has different requirements. Please see below for your school/college’s policy.

St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences~ Please bring the graduates’ registration confirmation e-mail, graduates’ StormCard, and designated student’s StormCard, if another student is picking up.

The School of Education~ Please bring the graduates’ registration confirmation e-mail and graduates’ StormCard.

Follow the line-up, processional and recessional instructions of your academic deans, marshals and University Events staff.

Once directed to your row in the graduate seating area, remain standing until the end of the Invocation.

Follow the instructions for the calling of your name as you are asked to walk across the stage.

If you need assistance during Commencement, please locate your dean, a University Events Staff or Host wearing a red St. John’s shirt, or a Public Safety Officer.

Calling of Names

Graduates’ names will be scrolled on the large viewing screens. As the graduate’s name is announced, their name will appear on the screen and the graduate will begin to walk across the stage to greet their dean.

Graduates are expected to return to their seats for the remainder of the ceremony and to process out together with their fellow classmates.

Assembly and Line Up Location for Graduates

There is no rehearsal for the Commencement Ceremony.

Each school/college will line up in a different location.

The academic deans will be in the assembly area to line up graduates in strict alphabetical order for the calling of names and crossing on stage.

Do you have family or guests coming in from outside the United States that need travel documentation? Please visit the Registrar’s Office to complete a request form.

Doctoral Hooding Ceremonies 2015

All doctoral students will be recognized by their school or college in an individual hooding ceremony.

Tickets for Hooding Ceremonies

Students attending the following hooding ceremonies will receive tickets at Academic Attire Distribution:~ The School of Education - Each student will receive seven (7) tickets

Academic Attire

Students attending a hooding ceremony must pick up their attire on the scheduled Academic Attire Distribuion days.

Students who do not have attire will not be able to participate in the hooding ceremony.

No attire or tickets will be distributed between Friday, May 8 and Friday, May 15.

Students will wear their academic attire to their hooding ceremony and carry their hood over their right arm.

Graduates will be hooded as part of the ceremony.

Event and Assembly Times

St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Thursday, May 7, 2015Assembly: 6 p.m. in Conference Room, St. Thomas More ChurchCeremony: 7 p.m. in St. Thomas More ChurchReception immediately following the ceremony

The School of EducationFriday, May 8, 2015Assembly: 5 p.m. in the Conference Room, St. Thomas More ChurchCeremony: 6 p.m. in St. Thomas More ChurchReception immediately following the ceremony

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Ph.D. and M.S.Monday, May 11, 2015Assembly: 6 p.m. in Conference Room, St. Thomas More ChurchCeremony: 7 p.m. in St. Thomas More ChurchReception immediately following the ceremony